I got off work early yesterday so I could go see The Hateful Eight with a girl from there. It was a really great movie, but the pacing was rather slow. I mean, the movie is like 3 hours and it takes place in a time-span of 12 or so. Nonetheless, some satisfyingly morbid scenes in there, which every movie lover should be able to enjoy. Would give it a 9/10 or something.

Just saw Star Wars and I gotta say it was extremely entertaining. I haven't seen the others, but I doubt they'll be able to live up to this one.Something that didn't make sense was the motivation behind Kilo San to be a villain, but it's whatever.

Daniël wrote:Just saw Star Wars and I gotta say it was extremely entertaining. I haven't seen the others, but I doubt they'll be able to live up to this one.Something that didn't make sense was the motivation behind Kilo San to be a villain, but it's whatever.

What? Are you saying you haven't seen the original trilogy? The original Star Wars trilogy is probably the most influential series of films in the history of cinema. I don't think anything in the Star Wars franchise could top the impact the original films had.

Kylo Ren seemed like a pretty bland villain. His main motivation was to live up to the legacy of Darth Vader, but he comes across as an angsty teenager.

"Whenever people see birds flying through the sky, it's said that they get the urge to go on a journey.".

I really liked Star Wars. But I think I went in to the cinema with my expectations too high, maybe. It was like I was expecting to be absolutely mesmerised, but was let down, not by the film, but by my own expectations.

One thing I would have really wanted for TFA, was for a better score. I felt the music isn't on par with what the previous 6 movies had.

Rey got really overpowered, really, really fast. Took away a little bit of it from me. :( But it wasn't much, I don't want to nit-pick.

I didn't get attached to any of the characters, really. I liked Finn and Rey, but couldn't have cared less about Poe. X

I was expecting to be blown away, like I was when I was younger. Must've just matured too much for that. :)

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I'm looking forward to seeing more of Luke in the next movie. That island out at sea is a big tourist attraction at the moment here in Ireland. :)

Ma' thread"Some people get so caught up in perfecting their movements and effects, that they forget what an animation is meant to do, entertain people." - LordPivot

For those who didn't know yet, the 88th Academy Awards are tomorrow. I have the privilege to see it on a beautiful cinema-screen, since I work there. We're of course having a big prediction pool. I thought it might be fun to see what you guys will put your bets on. Here are the nomineesHere's my predictions anyway:Best picture: The RevenantActor in a leading role: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)Actress in a leading role: Brie Larson (Room)Actor in a supporting role: Sylvester Stallone (Creed)Actress in a supporting role: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)Animated feature film: Inside OutCinematography: The RevenantCostume Design: Mad Max: Fury RoadDirector: George Miller (Mad Max)Documentary: AmyDocumentary (Short Subject): A Girl in the River: The Price of ForgivenessFilm editing: The Big ShortForeign language film: Son of SaulMakeup and hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury RoadMusic (original score): The Hateful EightMusic (original song): Till it Happens to You (The Hunting Ground)Production design: Mad Max: Fury RoadShort film (animated): World of TomorrowShort film (live action): ShokSound editing: The RevenantSound mixing: The MartianVisual effects: Star Wars: The Force AwakensWriting (adapted screenplay): The Big ShortWriting (original screenplay): Ex Machina

In the past couple of weeks, I saw Daddy's Home (apparently PG-13), Battleship (apparently not directed by Michael Bay), and Inside Out (actually a lot more than I expected, it reminds me of the Pixar I grew up with, before everything became sequels.)